View of Cerro Paine Grande Across The Lake (Sold)
Inspired by the ethereal natural beauty of Torres Del Paine National Park during my trip to the deepest, darkest depths of Patagonia, South America.
WHAT IS AN ETCHING?:
An Etching is a handmade print from an etched metal plate; the artwork/design on the plate having been created and engraved by the artist.
5 x print pressings available!
4 of these are pressed using turquoise ink and 1 of these – in black ink, (monochrome)
If you are interested in any of the above, please contact me and I will email you an attached image.
If you’re interested in a Full Colour version, please leave me a deposit of £50 and I will get one pressed for you.
PRINTMAKING: HANDMADE PRINTS:
Printmaking; (not to be confused with Giclee, commercial and affordable, digitally reproduced colour copies of an original painting) is a highly physical, time consuming and industrial process – hence the term, Handmade! Therefore, Each Handmade Print is an original so no 2 pressings from the same plate, no matter how hard one tries, is going to be identical to the other. They are pricier for a reason!
(Sold)
Price: £170.00
Medium: My original, handmade print pressing on paper from my original etching/aquatint
Status: Unframed and unmounted with boarder. (Full Colour)
Dimensions: 52cm x 46cm x 0.1cm
Actual picture size: 42cm x 36cm x 0.1cm
AN IN DEPTH DESCRIPTION:
THE INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING PROCESS:
The opposite of Relief Printing, Intaglio; (of which Etching/Aquatint&Mezzotint) are a part), is an image or design incised or engraved into a metal plate by the artist for the purpose of making handmade prints.
WHAT IS AN ETCHING?:
Etching is part of the Intaglio family and began in the 14th Century as a way of decorating metal, but was only used for printmaking from around the early 16th Century. An Etching is a Handmade Print from an etched metal plate; the artwork/design on the plate having been composed and engraved by the artist.
The plate is prepared with an acid resistant ground. Lines are drawn into the ground exposing the metal. The metal plate is then submerged in You can place an order on another handmade print, then I can get one pressed for you.
acid that ‘bites’ into the drawn lines creating incisions. The acid resist is removed and ink is applied to the sunken lines; the excess ink is wiped from the surface of the plate which is then placed against paper and passed through a printing press with great pressure to transfer the ink from the incised lines.
WHAT IS AN AQUATINT?:
Like Etching, the Aquatint is part of the Intaglio Process and began in France during the 1760’s and became popular in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Unlike Etching which uses lines, Aquatint is tonal. Fine particles of acid resistant rosin (bitumen) are attached to a metal plate by heating. The plate is submerged acid just like Etching. The acid eats into the metal around the particles creating an opaque granular texture which holds the ink to give the effect of an area of wash when inked and printed. Gradations of tone are created by varnishing the areas that you would want to have the least exposure to the acid; in other words, the lighter or white areas.